Improvement in bale-ties



G. W. SHEPARD.

Bale-Tie.

' No. 218,784. Patented Au 19, I879.

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J'EIERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON n C UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

CHARLES W. SHEPARD, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

lM PROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.'21s.7s4, dated August19, 1879, application filed June 21, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. SHEPARD, of Newton, Middlesex county,Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and Improved Bale-Tie. ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had. to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, Fig. 2is a plan, and Fig. 3 is an edge view, of a bale-tie embodying myimprovements.

It is my object to obtain a simple, cheap, and strong bale-tie, to whichthe band can be applied readily, quickly, and without twisting orlateral bending, and which will not be so liable to become detached fromthe band, whether on or off the bale, as others hereto fore in use.

The tie consists of an iron or steel plate of proper dimensions, which,at one end or side, is thickened or re-enforced in the usual way, asshown at a. It is also slotted horizontally at i b, to form the upperand lower bars, 0 d, for receiving the upper and lower band-loops. Thelower bar, d, is separated at one end from the body of the tie by avertical slot, 6, which extends from the lower edge of the plate up intothe oblong central slot, b. The said bar, at its free end and on itsupper edge, is formed or provided with a projection, f, and is bentoutward or to the front, as indicated plainly in Figs. 1 and 3, so thatthelower band-loop can be set in place over the end oi'the bar by alateral movement witho nt requiring to be twisted or laterally bent.

The projection f forms a stop, which prevents the loop from working offfrom the bar when once in place on the bale. The vertical part 9 of theplate beyond the slots 1) and 0 forms a leg, which prevents the escapeof the band and greatly reduces the liability of the tie becomingdetached and separated from the band, whether the latter be on or offfromthe bale.

remark, in conclusion, that do not claim any of the features ofconstruction of the tie, separately considered but What I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The hereinbefore-described bale-tie, consisting of a steel or iron platehorizontally slotted to form upper and lower band-receiving bars, thelower bar being separated at one end from the body of the plate by avertical slot, and outwardly bent, and provided with a terminalprojection or stop, as and for the pur poses shown and specified.

In testimony whereof I' have hereunto set my hand this 20th June, 1879,in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES W. SHEPARD.

Witnesses:

M. GEORGII, JAMES T. POWELL.

